Us history Exam correlated to the sol framework sol usii. 2a
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SOL USII.2a: Which does NOT describe the physical features or climate of the Great Plains? flatlands that rise gradually from east to west land eroded by wind and water tropical low rainfall frequent dust storms Because of _____________, people saw the Great Plains not as a “treeless wasteland” but as a vast area to be settled. Native Americans better maps new technologies new trails Which was NOT an invention or adaptation the people living on the Great Plains used? barbed wire steel plows tractors sod houses and windmills dry farming (wheat) and raising cattle What became an important mode of transportation in the late 1800’s out west? railroad steamboat covered wagon airplane SOL USII.2b: Natural resources such as copper and lead were transported from out west to foreign countries United States territories California eastern factories Iron ore deposits were moved to sites of steel mills lumber yards textile mills slaughter houses Which industry in NOT matched correctly to its geographical area? Textile industry – New England Meat Packing industry - Atlanta Automobile Industry – Detroit Steel Industry - Pittsburgh SOL USII.3a: Which was NOT a reason for westward expansion? land ownership transcontinental railroad possibility of wealth created by discovery of gold and silver new beginning for former slaves localities in the east forcing people out SOL USII.3b: Which was NOT a reason for increased immigration? better opportunities religious freedom global warming escape from oppressive governments adventure Cities developed partly because of the migration of Americans from __________ for job opportunities. cities to farms rural areas to urban areas urban areas to rural areas the north to the south Which industry caused Chicago to become a major city? steel auto textile meat packing 12. __________ also contributed to the growth of cities. A. Animals B. Native Americans C. Immigrants D. Cowboys 13. Lighting and electricity was to Thomas Edison as the telephone was to A. Samuel Morse B. Alexander Graham Bell C. Henry Ford D. George Eastman
A. cities’ population declining B. more farms C. luxurious hotels D. overcrowded immigrant neighborhoods and tenements
Hull House, that helped the poor and new immigrants, was an example of a waiting house settlement house tenement ghetto Who founded Hull House in Chicago? Jane Addams Susan B. Anthony Carry Nation Carrie Chapman Catt Cities faced political corruption as_____________ gained power by attending to the needs of new immigrants. the mafia gangs political machines the court system The United States government’s policy towards Native Americans in the late 1800’s was to move them to big cities boomtowns the best land in the west reservations Who was the leader of the Nez Perce and said “I will fight no more”? Sitting Bull Chief Joseph C. Crazy Horse D. Geronimo Which immigrant groups were discriminated against during the building of the Transcontinental Railroad? the Chinese and African Americans African Americans and the Irish the French and the Russians the Chinese and the Irish One negative effect of the growth of cities was the formation of the YMCA new building codes tenements and ghettos an increased number of police USII.3c: Racial segregation in the South was directed primarily against Italians African Americans Germans Chinese What were these laws called that made discrimination practices in work, education, and housing legal? “Jim Crow” laws “John Turkey” laws “Jack Hawk” laws “Joe Bird” laws Booker T. Washington advocated which of the following? whites were superior to blacks blacks were superior to whites blacks could achieve equality through vocational education blacks should return to Africa Which reformer in the early 1900’s felt that blacks needed to demand full political, civil, and social rights? Upton Sinclair Ida Tarbell Jane Addams W.E. B. Du Bois USII.3d: Which captain of industry is NOT correctly matched with his industry? John D. Rockefeller – oil Andrew Carnegie – textiles Henry Ford – automobile Bill Gates – computer Big business prospered due to all of the following EXCEPT national markets created by transportation advances advertising higher-cost production lower-cost production Which was NOT a factor in the growth of industry? the US celebrated its 100th birthday access to raw materials and energy availability of work force inventions financial resources Which example of big business revolved around Andrew Carnegie? railroads oil steel banking Mechanization of farms _______________labor needs while increasing production. increased reduced stabilized leveled out Industrial development in cities created ______________ labor needs. increased fewer the same a decline in USII.3e:
Negative effects of industrialization included all the following EXCEPT new inventions child labor low wages and long hours unsafe working conditions As workers organized, which of these labor unions was formed? The Gentleman’s Agreement The Square Deal The American Federation of Labor (AFL) The Knights of the Round Table When workers went on strike and violence broke out at a steel plant in a Pennsylvania town it was known as the Pullman Strike Homestead Strike Teamsters Strike Baseball Strike 35. During the Progressive Movement all of the following EXCEPT which one was a workplace reform? A. improved safety conditions B. reduced work hours C. restrictions on child labor D. having primary elections
A. 15th B. 18th C. 19th D. 21st
A. Susan B. Anthony B. Carry Nation C. Eleanor Roosevelt D. Ida Tarbell
consuming what? A. cars B. alcohol C. shirt skirts D. meat
39. Which was NOT a reason America went to war with Spain in 1898? A. sinking of the U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor B. protecting our business interests in Cuba C. helping Cuba win their independence D. wanting gold mines in Spain E. exaggerated news reports (yellow journalism) 40. Which was NOT a result of the Spanish American War? A. The US became rich off Spanish gold B. The US emerged as a world power C. Cuba won independence from Spain D. The US gained possessions: the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico USII.4b: 41. German submarine warfare, sinking the __________ in 1915 helped bring the United States into WWI? A. Maine B. Lusitania C. Constellation D. Monitor 42. Because of economic and political ties with __________, the US joined the Allies in WWI. A. Mexico B. Belgium C. Great Britain D. Spain
A. Austria-Hungary B. France C. Serbia D. Russia 44. Which was NOT one of the Central Powers during WWI? A. Germany B. Bulgaria C. Turkey D. Great Britain
end of WWI to keep world peace even though the US itself didn’t join. A. League of Nations B. NATO
C. United Nations D. Peace Institute USII.5a: 46. Which was NOT a result of affordable automobiles? A. greater mobility B. creation of jobs C. increased mass transportation D. growth of transportation related industries E. movement to suburban areas
Wright Brothers Grimm Brothers Chrysler Brothers Boeing Brothers 48. Which automobile giant perfected the use of the assembly line? A. Walter Chrysler B. Edmund Dodge C. Henry Ford D. Harvey Earl 49. Communication got better as the number of telephones A. declined B. increased C. decreased D. stayed the same
A. Thomas Edison B. Guglielmo Marconi C. Henry Ford D. Samuel Morse
A. David Sarnoff B. Guglielmo Marconi C. Henry Ford D. Andrew Carnegie
A. electric lighting B. labor saving products (washing machines, electric stoves) C. new time saving inventions D. better graduation rates from schools
53. The eighteenth amendment prohibited ________________. A. illegal drugs B. alcoholic beverages C. prescription drugs D. imported medicines 54. During Prohibition, smugglers of alcohol were called ________________. A. trust busters B. alcohol runners C. bootleggers D. club owners
A. gin palaces B. speakeasies C. tea rooms D. spirit taverns
Migration” north? A. jobs B. they faced discrimination in the south C. freedom D. they faced violence in the south USII.5c: 57. Georgia O’Keeffe was a famous __________ of the 1920’s and 1930’s. A. musician B. artist C. author D. poet
the 1920’s and 1930’s. A. journalists B. poets C. composers D. novelists
A. music
B. literature C. architecture D. painting
in the 1920’s? A. Manhattan B. Brooklyn C. Staten Island D. Harlem 61. Who was the famous African American poet of the 1920’s? A. Edgar Allen Poe B. Malcolm X C. Langston Hughes D. Phyllis Wheatley
Migration through the use of A. literature B. cameras C. video D. painted pictures 63. Which is NOT a famous jazz musician? A. Louis Armstrong B. George M. Cohan C. Duke Ellington D. Bessie Smith
spread to the rest of society. A. blues B. bluegrass C. classic rock D. swing
65. One cause of the Great Depression was overspeculation and wild spending on the ____________ market. A. insurance B. car
C. grain D. stock
A. banks and businesses failed B. unemployment rates were low C. many were homeless D. farmers’ incomes fell 67. President Roosevelt’s plan to end the Great Depression was called the __________. A. New Deal B. Perfect Deal C. Equality Deal D. Square Deal 68. Which was NOT a major feature of the plan to end the Great Depression? A. Social Security B. Federal work programs C. free houses and cars for those who needed them D. environmental improvement programs
farm assistance programs USII.6a
69. Which did not support the fact that Germany’s economy was in trouble after WWI?
A. high inflation B. high war dept Germany owed C. high consumer spending D. high unemployment 70. When total power is given to a dictator and people have few rights it is called A. fascism B. democracy C. socialism D. monarchy
A. Hitler – Italy B. Tojo – Japan C. Roosevelt – Great Britain D. Mussolini - Germany
A. Central Powers B. Allies C. Axis Powers D. The Union 73. Which was NOT a leader of the Allies? A. Harry S. Truman B. Joseph Stalin C. Winston Churchill D. Benito Mussolini 74. Which statement is true about US involvement in WWII? A. The US was directly involved from the beginning. B. The US gave economic aid to Allies before getting involved. C. The US never entered the war because it believed in isolationism. D. The US remained neutral throughout the war. 75. Where did Japan attack the US on December 7, 1941? A. San Juan B. San Francisco C. New York D. Pearl Harbor SOL USII.6b 76. Which of these events happened first? A. Germany captures Paris B. Germany invades Poland C. Germany invades the Soviet Union D. Germany bombs London 77. Which battle was a victory for the US and a turning point in the Pacific? A. Midway B. Guam C. Pearl Harbor D. Philippines 78. The liberation of Europe, D-Day, began when Allies landed at A. Stalingrad B. Berlin C. London D. Normandy 79. WWII ended when US dropped atomic bombs on which Japanese cites? A. Hiroshima and Tokyo B. Nagasaki and Berlin C. Hiroshima and Nagasaki D. Tokyo and Berlin
superior was called the B. Holocaust C. Jewish Revival D. Manhattan Project 81. The Nazis did all the following EXCEPT A. boycott Jewish stores B. segregate Jews C. give Jews priority for becoming soldiers D. put Jews in concentration camps SOL USII.6c 82. America’s involvement in WWII ended the Great Depression because A. there were less men who needed jobs B. factories needed workers to produce goods for the war C. prices went down D. more banks opened
A. many women worked in defense plants B. most Americans tried to conserve and ration resources C. many blacks were hired for jobs in the war industries D. most Americans were opposed to the war
internment camps for most of the war? A. German Americans B. Japanese Americans C. Italian Americans D. Jewish American SOL USII.7a 85. At the end of WWII the Soviet Union occupied most of A. western Europe B. eastern and central Europe C. northern Europe D. southern Europe 86. The United States’ plan to rebuild Europe and prevent the spread of communism was called the A. Roosevelt Plan B. Truman Plan C. Marshall Plan D. Hitler Plan 87. After WWII, Germany was split in half. What was the fate of each? A. West Germany and East Germany both adopted democratic governments B. West Germany adopted democratic govn’t and East Germany communism C. West Germany adopted communism and East Germany democratic govn’t D. West Germany and East Germany both were under communist rule
A. Fell under communist rule B. A dictator took over C. Set up democratic govn’t and was bitter enemy of US D. Set up democratic govn’t and became strong ally of US
future global wars. A. The League of Nations B. The United Nations C. The United Congress D. World Court SOL USII.7b 90. Which of these best explains the rapid growth the US experienced after WWII? A. Businesses kept producing war materials and few consumer goods B. Americans could purchase goods on credit C. Women remained in the workforce and men were unemployed D. Labor unions had less power than ever and workers salaries decreased SOL USII.7c 91. The tension between the US and Soviet Union without actual fighting that divided up the world into two camps was called the A. Hot War B. Long War C. Short War D. Cold War
and ________________. A. socialism B. communism C. capitalism D. free enterprise 93. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was to the US as ____________ was to the Soviet Union. A. Berlin Pact B. Moscow Pact C. Warsaw Pact D. Prague Pact 94. The US intervened to stop communism in all the following EXCEPT A. The Vietnam War B. The Spanish American War C. The Korean War D. The Cuban Missile Crisis
A. destruction of the Berlin Wall B. construction of new schools C. demolition of the Great Wall of China D. building of new barriers
96. The GI Bill of Rights gave WWII veterans A. a bonus B. educational, housing, and employment benefits C. exemption from paying taxes D. membership to VFW SOL USII.8a 97. Separate schools and public facilities for blacks and whites was called A. discrimination B. prejudice C. segregation D. civil rights 98. Which Supreme Court case led to the desegregation of schools? A. Plessy v. Ferguson B. Brown v. Board of Education C. King v. The State of Alabama D. NAACP v. Davis
have a dream…”? A. Marin Luther King, Jr. B. John F. Kennedy C. Robert Kennedy D. Stokely Carmichael 100. Who’s actions (refusing to give up a seat on the bus to a white person) set off the Montgomery bus boycott? A. Lyndon B. Johnson B. Eleanor Roosevelt C. Rosa Parks D. Marin Luther King, Jr. 101. Which of these did NOT help to change and improve how African Americans were treated in the US? A. organized protests, marches, sit-ins, etc. B. formation of the NAACP C. Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965 D. new members joining the KKK Directory: cms -> lib -> VA01000173 -> Centricity -> Domain lib -> 1. naclo 2017 – North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad lib -> Chem I honors Unit 2 Notes: Numbers in Chemistry Measurement lib -> Sanderson High School ap human Geography Summer Assignment 2016 lib -> Find fantastic ousd elementary music programs lib -> American Studies Pacing Calendar 2014-2015 lib -> The ap history Timeline 8000bce-the Present lib -> Absolutism in Europe Domain -> How to Approach Script Analysis? Domain -> Understanding Connotation & Denotation Name Adapted from: Teacherweb com Download 78.34 Kb. Share with your friends:
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